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Show and tell
I don't think my husband really got it about how difficult it can be to find a bra that fits well until tonight, when I tried on a three-bra order from Bare Necessities in front of him.
Cleo Juna 32E (Nude): A really good fit. (I'm keeping this one.)
Panache Idina balconette 32E (Latte): On the right track, but there's a bit of quadboob where the stretchy trim at the top of the cups cuts in, which is unusual for me because I'm somewhat FOB. I think going up a cup size will fix it. (Exchanging for 32F.)
Curvy Kate Gia 32E (Seafoam, which means it has the new, allegedly improved CK fit with narrower wires and deeper cups): Empty, wrinkly space at the tops of the cups, but I don't think sizing down to 32DD is an option, because if the wires get any narrower they'll rest on breast tissue. Basically, everything I was afraid of in the new-fit CK bras. The wires are too low under my arms, but that's always been true of CK. (Returning.)
Husband: "Um, you're sure they're all the same size? Because they don't look like it at all."
Me: "YES. THE EXACT SAME &%$*#ING SIZE!!!"
Husband: "I'm not going to complain ever again about all those bra orders you just end up returning."
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Good for you! Men have NO idea what we go through. My husband's watched me give birth to three babies (2 vacuum deliveries & one C-section) and at this point he'd rather give birth than experience me trying to find a fitting bra!
I think he sneaks into my bra drawers at night to double check the sizing because he's still in shock at my "DD" size, haha.
I am SO glad you mentioned the Idina. It's one I've been wanting to try, but, like you, I have to order them because there isn't a place on this half of the continent that's heard of a 28 band. If I get the courage to order one, I'll try it a cup size up, because I tend to have quad-boob issues as well.
ShaniSunAZ, I'd definitely size up in the cup for the Idina. As I'm slightly full on bottom, I'm more likely to have wrinkling at the top of the cup than quadboobing, but in the Idina the cups were definitely cutting in enough that it showed under a shirt.
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